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The Shamen were an experimental acid house/techno band, initially formed in Aberdeen, Scotland by Colin Angus (b. 24 August, 1961), Derek McKenzie (b. 27 February, 1964), Keith McKenzie (b. 30 August, 1961) and Peter Stephenson (b. 1 March, 1962) in 1985 as a psychedelia-influenced indie rock act. They found underground credibility as an acid house act and a pioneer of the dance/rock crossover, before moving on to international commercial success with Ebeneezer Goode and the Boss Drum album.
The Shamen were preceded by Alone Again Or, the Love-inspired name under which they recorded their first singles. After their name change, further singles picked up airplay from John Peel. Released in June 1987, The Shamen’s first album Drop illustrated their love of 60s psychedelia, with influences such as Love, Pink Floyd and the 13th Floor Elevators.
By mid-1987, frontman Colin Angus was discovering the sounds of early house music pioneers such as S-Express and M/A/R/R/S and increasing his knowledge of the latest studio gadgetry. By September 1987, the Shamen were applying these techniques to their own music, mixing rock guitars, techno and hip-hop rhythms and sampled radio voices to create the prototype rock-dance sound which was to prove so influential to other indie dance groups like Pop Will Eat Itself, Jesus Jones and EMF. However, the newfound sound proved too radical for co-founder and vocalist Derek McKenzie, who the left the band in late 1987 to study at university. The Shamen were suddenly one crucial player short.
The Shamen were preceded by Alone Again Or, the Love-inspired name under which they recorded their first singles. After their name change, further singles picked up airplay from John Peel. Released in June 1987, The Shamen’s first album Drop illustrated their love of 60s psychedelia, with influences such as Love, Pink Floyd and the 13th Floor Elevators.
By mid-1987, frontman Colin Angus was discovering the sounds of early house music pioneers such as S-Express and M/A/R/R/S and increasing his knowledge of the latest studio gadgetry. By September 1987, the Shamen were applying these techniques to their own music, mixing rock guitars, techno and hip-hop rhythms and sampled radio voices to create the prototype rock-dance sound which was to prove so influential to other indie dance groups like Pop Will Eat Itself, Jesus Jones and EMF. However, the newfound sound proved too radical for co-founder and vocalist Derek McKenzie, who the left the band in late 1987 to study at university. The Shamen were suddenly one crucial player short.
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Move Any Mountain (Beat Edit)
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Ebeneezer Goode (Beatmasters Mix)
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Progen 91 (I.R.P. In the Land of Oz)
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Dizzy58 wrote:
The style of the group is eurodance (i.e. euro-chorus + rap-verse). But they sound not unusual, unique.
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quietrob wrote:
There was a rumour that Colin tried to reform the Shamen recently. This is coming from wikipedia though so it's probably a fib.
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Casualties_army wrote:
Whats the truth in the Shamen doing some small dates round Scotland? If its true, it'd be immense.
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JoeGazer wrote:
Looooovely......
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johnny8ball wrote:
Just got Drop the other day... what an album.
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nightambulance wrote:
So addictive and uplifting, always brings a smile to my face...! :P
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PsySupplies wrote:
"Move Any Mountain" is the best you can possibly get.
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nti wrote:
One of the best artist ever. We do not have this quality of music after '90.
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quietrob wrote:
Being someone who has most of The Shamen back catalogue, I can safely say it's pretty pointless trying to argue what musical style they are.
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topjim wrote:
I dont think you can use 'rave' as a definition for a style of electronic music. Rave is a verb isnt it? actually so is 'rock', so what do i know. All i know is The Shamen are like apples. You forget how tasty they are until you have one after a long time time
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Slaggprodukt wrote:
Boss drum is magically good!
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The_Duks_Guts wrote:
entact was an still is a great album
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darkling23 wrote:
Shoutbox full of boobs.... :( Wish I could find the single for Universal, it's almost all I'm missing :(
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vx_GASMAN wrote:
What the fuck? How did I get to be a top listener? This is really embarassing.
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GabberScum wrote:
This is rave, not techno :]
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Sternsaphir wrote:
electronic gods
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NightBeast666 wrote:
I only like their first album! They recorded some nice stuff at the time...
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sinanp wrote:
fab, can't believe mr.c's in this....super
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mikesport wrote:
i know only first 2 albums...when i am young...Indica was my favorite track !!
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flexmens wrote:
I was impressed with the album "Drop"
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